Antananarivo
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Antananarivo, also known by its colonial shorthand form Tana, is the capital and largest city of Madagascar. The administrative area of the city, known as Antananarivo-Renivohitra, is the capital of A
Lake Anosy, Central Antananarivo, Capital of Madagascar, Photo by Sascha Grabow
Beautiful jacaranda Antananarivo Madagascar
Royal chapel exterior Rova of Antananarivo Madagascar 2013
Denkmal Philibert Tsiranana Antananarivo 2019 10 02
Imerina
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The Kingdom of Imerina, also known as the Kingdom of Madagascar or the Kingdom of Merina, was a pre-colonial state off the coast of Southeast Africa that, by the 18th century, dominated most of what i
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…Analamanga. Declaring it the site of his capital, Andrianjaka built a rova (fortified royal dwelling) that expanded to become the royal palaces of the Kingdom of Imerina. The city retained the name Analamanga until the reign of King Andriamasinavalona (1675–1710), who renamed it Antananarivo ("City of the Thousand") in…
Andriamanelo waged war against the Vazimba in an effort to expel them from the highlands.
King Andrianampoinimerina (c. 1787–1810)
Ranavalona III, the last monarch of Madagascar.
Landing of the 40th Battaillon de Chasseur à Pieds in Majunga, between 5 and 24 May 1895.